| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] was talking | 49 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] talking | 44 |
|
| 3 | [verb] [pers pn] were talking | 37 |
|
| 4 | think [pers pn] [was/were] talking | 28 |
|
| 5 | [verb] you [was/were] talking | 25 |
|
| 6 | thought [pers pn] [was/were] talking | 22 |
|
| 7 | [vb base] [pers pn] [was/were] talking | 21 |
|
| 8 | know [pers pn] [was/were] talking | 18 |
|
| 9 | [verb] he [was/were] talking | 17 |
|
| 10 | [verb] i [was/were] talking | 16 |
|
| 11 | [verb] she [was/were] talking | 10 |
|
| 12 | [vb infin] [pers pn] [was/were] talking | 10 |
|
| 13 | say [pers pn] [was/were] talking | 9 |
|
| 14 | [verb] we [was/were] talking | 9 |
|
| 15 | know [pers pn] [was/were] talking | 8 |
|
| 16 | knew [pers pn] [was/were] talking | 7 |
|
| 17 | [verb] they [was/were] talking | 7 |
|
| 18 | said [pers pn] [was/were] talking | 6 |
|
| 19 | mean [pers pn] [was/were] talking | 5 |
|
| 20 | mean [pers pn] [was/were] talking | 5 |
|
| 21 | [v-ing] [pers pn] [was/were] talking | 5 |
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